Blood eosinophil count correlates with alveolar damage in emphysema-predominant COPD
Some COPD patients without concomitant asthma showed a phenotype of high blood eosinophils. Alveolar damage may be related to eosinophilic inflammation in patients with COPD without asthma and thickening of the central airway wall.
Authors
- Shingo Iwano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3256-0390)
- Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0494-7077)
- Toyokazu Sashio
- Takashi Abe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0568-1004)
- Makoto Ishii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4396-1664)
- Keiko Wakahara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7281-6760)
- Tomoki Kimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9745-3329)
- Kenji Izuhara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6983-907X)
- Ryo Otsuki
- Naozumi Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2337-629X)
- Suguru Majima
- Fumie Kinoshita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3008-0748)
- Eito Yokoi
- Eriko Fukutani
- Yoshinori Hasegawa
- Saya Nakamura
Institutions
- SHOWA Medical University (JP)
- Meijo Hospital (JP)
- Nagoya University Hospital (JP)
- Saga Medical School Hospital (JP)
- Ogaki Municipal Hospital (JP)
- National Hospital Organization (JP)
- Nagoya Medical Center (JP)
- Tosei General Hospital (JP)
- Nagoya University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03320-2
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science